The Ames Free Library is holding its 2nd annual "Olde Tyme Field Day" on Saturday, complete with a traditional Portuguese barbecue and musical performance.

"We did this last year and it was a lot of fun," Uma Hiremath, the library’s executive director, said of the family event.

This year, the library added a Portuguese barbecue, with skewers of meat that will be cooked on an open fire pit in front of Queset House, Hiremath said. Singer Tania DaSilva will perform traditional Portuguese songs.

"We had a couple of programs on Fado music at the library that were well attended so we know there's a lot of interest," Hiremath said.

Saturday's event will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on the library grounds at 51-53 Main St. The barbecue and musical performance will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

The event will include a 9-hole miniature golf course, a bocce court, a "jumpy house" for children, as well as face painting, carnival games, obstacle course races, a crafts table and book sale.

"The idea is to get the kids excited and to make it a family fun day," she said.

A farmer's market held every Saturday at Simpson Spring on Route 138 will relocate to the library grounds for Saturday's event only, Hiremath said.

Tickets are $5 per person or $20 for a family of four or more for the daytime recreational events, or $15 per person or $40 for a family of four or more for an all-day pass that includes the barbecue and musical performance. A cash bar will be available.

All proceeds will benefit the library's programs, Hiremath said.

"We're trying really hard to push for more and more innovative programming, including technology programs," she said.